Workshop Syllabus:

Part I : What's Going On in Your World?

• Background information about online 3D mutli-user worlds
• Intro to Second Life
• Case Studies
  • Exploratorium Astronomy Webcasts: Total Solar Eclipse, Transit of Mercury
  • Exploratorium 'Splo: A prototype interactive museum
  • International Spaceflight Museum (unconfirmed)
  • University of Illinois' Spurlock Museum
  • SFMOMA

Part 2: Build

• Location! Location! Location! -- Where and what to build
• Defining a museum's public space
• Drawing on the community for exhibit development and curatorial expertise
• Resources for museum professionals

Workshop Learning Objectives

• Develop a familiarity with Second Life by seeing images/video/machinima (animations created entirely within virtual worlds)
• Develop a basic understanding of how to get started building your museum presence
• Learn about issues of developing educational spaces and content
• Develop strategies for working with community members to create and disseminate information about your museum projects